1987–88 French Division 2

The 1987/88 season was the 49th staging of the French football Division 2 It was since 1970 an open championship with professionals and amateurs. Second division champion Racing Strasbourg.

Were eligible to the 27 clubs who were relegated after the previous season, either in the first division on - even in the third league (National) or lower; to three Erstligaabsteiger and six climbers came from the National. These 36 participants played in two scheduled primarily on a regional basis groups (one with teams from the north and west, as well as with teams from the South and East). Thus, in this season the following teams played for the championship of Division 2:

  • Group A: U.S. Orléans, Tours FC, newly promoted SO Chatellerault, relegated FC Sochaux FC Montceau, FC Gueugnon, CS - Cuiseaux Louhans, intermediate CL Dijon, CO Le Puy, Olympique Lyon, promoted FC Grenoble- Dauphiné, FC Sète, Olympique Alès Olympique Nimes, FC Martigues, Istres Sports, SEC Bastia, Ajaccio Gazelec FCO
  • Group B: the renamed U.S. Littoral Dunkerque, U.S. Valenciennes Anzin, SC Abbeville, Beauvais - Marissel, promoted FC Rouen, intermediate Entente Melun- Fontainebleau, Stade Reims, CO Saint- Dizier, relegated AS Nancy, Racing Strasbourg, FC Mulhouse, SM Caen, Stade Rennes relegated, EA Guingamp, who renamed Quimper Cornwall FC, ​​promoted FC Lorient, SCO Angers, AEPB La Roche -sur -Yon

Direct ascent were entitled to only the teams first. Then there was a relegation between the lowest ranked first division, the descent directly, and the best, not directly climb legitimate second division.

Course of the season and tables

Each team wore against each group opponent a back and a leg off, even before a home crowd and once away. It was the two- point rule; case of a tie, the goal difference was the decisive factor for the placement; also it was still the same - as in this season at Ajaccio and Tours - counted the greater number of goals scored. In France, the number of plus points is called when specifying the point ratio exclusively; Again, this is done in Germany in the days of the 2- point rule usual notation. It was played on 18 July 1987 to 21 May 1988 from mid-December to mid-February, there was a time two-month winter break.

In Group A, the single-handedly the Erstligaabsteigers FC Sochaux-Montbéliard hit the headlines; the " Peugeot's Self" dominated the league, had won 29 of their 34 league games, pointed at the end of the season 17 points ahead of second-placed on and also reached even the final at National Cup competition. Champion of the second division, however, were the winners of Group B from Strasbourg. In the southeast Group A looked for it in the fight against relegation to particularly close; two games before completing seven teams were in danger, and at the end separated the table Twelfth only two points from the rear. Overall, this season was only half of the third division promoted the league, with the " Red Devils " from Rouen were even came pretty close in fourth place in their group, a rise of relegation.

In the 612 games 1,446 goals were scored; which corresponds to an average of 2.36 goals per game and set a new negative record in the league history dar. most successful scorers were in group A Stéphane Paille (Sochaux ) and Jean -Pierre local (Lyon ) with 18 in group B Patrick Martet from Rouen with 25 hits; The latter thus also won the league top scorer. For the following season came with Chamois Niort, Armorica Brest and Le Havre AC three relegated from Division 1 added; from the third-highest league went to six teams: U.S. Créteil, AC Le Touquet, Le Mans, Annecy FC, ​​Stade Rodez, FC Clermont -Ferrand - Clermont to Le Mans and on all comers in the second division.

(A) = relegated from Division 1; (N) = climbers from the National

Determination of the master and rise Relegation

The two group winners met each other in return game to determine this year's champion of Division 2. This Strasbourg sat down in two games (1-0 and 2-1 ) against Sochaux through and so won this year's second division championship.

The runners-up and third - fought in a two-stage elimination to see who of them against the Premiership 18th Chamois Niort was allowed to play for another promotion place in the top flight. First, the two runners met in a single game each to the third party of the other group; this is put against Caen Alès, albeit on penalties ( 1-1 after extra time, 4-2 iE ), and against Lyon Mulhouse 4-0 and met by then - now back in return game - each other. The Normans were subject in Lyon 1:2, sat down in front of their own fans but 2-0. After that, Niort and Caen initially separated by 1:1, the second leg saw a 3-0 victory Caen, which thus rise as the third Zweitdivisionär in the Division 1.

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